Thursday, January 26, 2012

38 Weeks

Not a lot of changes this week. I had another doctor appointment yesterday and everything still looks great! I am still having contractions, but nothing serious. Her head is still pretty high, but I am dilated to a 1. Doctor said he thinks I will go at least one more week. But this is exactly what I was at with Gavin and he came 3 days later.

I got my hair done yesterday so I am okay for her to come at any time now! Last year I had a hair appointment scheduled for the day after Gavin decided to come. I didn't want that to happen again! (Although they are having a shower/going away party for me at swim team on Tuesday, so I guess I should be there for that!)

Yes, I made another skirt. What's wrong with me??
I am feeling pretty much as ready as I am going to be. Now I have time to just sit and be nervous. I haven't really thought much about the actual delivery. Part of me just hopes that it is exactly like it was with Gavin. That way I will know what to expect. But I know that it is different every time and I need to be ready for that.

I am also starting to be nervous/anxious about Gavin's reaction to the whole thing. Although we talk about the baby all of the time, we know that he has no idea. I just worry that his little world is going to be completely changed and he will be sad. I don't want him to feel ignored or neglected. Right now he gets all the attention from both me and Andrew all day long. It is going to be a big change for him. It wold also be very helpful if he would stop fighting his naps and just sleep!

I also started worrying that I have been so focused on making sure she doesn't come early, but what if she comes late? What if she doesn't come on her own and I have to be induced? I just have too much to worry about now!!

But at least for now, things are going great and we are all healthy!

5 comments:

Joe Jarvis said...

One thing I do know is that Gavin's little sister will be blessed with a wonderful mom (and dad).

Brooke said...

Good luck! My labor with Jacob was about 17 hours but Emily came just under 5 (and both were induced). Jacob was a little weird in the hospital. I couldn't even get him to come up on my bed and give me a hug. It took about 2 weeks for him to be okay with it. In the meantime I tried really hard to make him feel special so I took him to a bakery to get a treat and tried to have some one-on-one time with him. It's a big adjustment for everyone but you'll do great!

Laney said...

Thanks for the update! You look so cute - just a little basketball with cute arms and legs still - lucky.

Good luck! I hope everything goes well. I'm sure Gavin will come around and love having a little buddy.

Rochelle said...

So much to worry about:) Don't worry about being induced, in my opinion, it is the best thing ever:) I can't wait to hear the story. #2 should be easier than #1 as far as labor is concerned! And Gavin will love her! How can you not love a baby!!! Good Luck!

Erica said...

you are so cute!

And you need to show mw how to make those skirts.